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Commentary: Thirty years ago Freddie Roach didn't take sage advice, opened Wild Card Boxing Club

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Freddie Roach is famous for making other people famous.

The gym is called Wild Card Boxing Club .

It is where Manny Pacquiao trained to become rich and famous.

Oscar De La Hoya trained for a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. , then lost, but was emboldened by Roach ’s technique.

Pacquiao is rumored to be looking for a summer Las Vegas fight.

Roach is not ruling out training him for this next one, if it happens.

His gym will be honored with a ceremony Sunday at the boxing Hall of Fame in June .

The ceremony will be held alongside Roach 's longtime companion, Marie Spivey .